Todays Mussar Quote 23rd Av 5769

 

Today 23rd Av, 5769 – Mussar Quote

Attend a Torah class – and enjoy the warmth – deep down in your soul.

By Rabbi Zvi Miller.

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Todays eMussar Lesson 23rd Av 5769

 

Today 23rd Av, 5769 – eMussar Lesson –
The Torah Welcomes Every Person

eMussar – The Wisdom of Personal Growth
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THE PARABLES OF THE BEN ISH CHAI

Some people consider themselves “unworthy” to study the holy Torah. The following parable proves that the Torah welcomes every member of Klal Yisrael to study and follow her ways.

A wealthy man moved to a new county where he did not know a soul. He needed to open a bank account, but he did not know which bank was trustworthy. That very day he met a man who worked for – and highly recommended – a certain bank.

However, being unfamiliar with this foreign country, the wealthy man expressed his reservations. “You have nothing to worry about,” said his new acquaintance, “the reputation of this bank speaks for itself!” The man was not convinced, “What do you mean?” he asked. “This is the fastest growing bank in the country. Here, look at this report,” he said, “In the past two months, 200 new accounts have been opened! This popularity patently demonstrates that our bank is reliable and efficient.”

In the same way that the popularity of the bank proved its worthiness, so too, the fact that the entire Klal Yisrael accepted the Torah at Mount Sinai, proves that the Torah is the perfect path for every type of Jew. HaShem chose to give the Torah to the generation who left Egypt who — because of their life in bondage – were on a low spiritual level. Although they were far from the ways of the holy Torah, nevertheless, they were capable of living and sanctifying themselves through the Torah. Indeed there was not one member of the entire multitude of well over 600,000 men, women, and children who did not accept the Torah.

However, if HaShem would have given the Torah to our Patriarchs — Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaacov – some of us might have assumed that the Torah is only for individuals who are on the high spiritual level of the Avos. Whereas, the unanimous acceptance of the Torah by the spiritually disadvantaged generation that went out from Egypt proves that a Torah life is appropriate for every Jew. No matter what spiritual background they come from, the Torah will elevate them to the highest levels of goodness and purity.

TODAY: Reflect on the fact that you are worthy and capable of living a life devoted to Torah.

By Rabbi Zvi Miller.

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Loving Kindness Day 140 In His Shoes

 

Loving Kindness – SEFER AHAVAS CHESED – 23rd Av, 5769

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22 Av, 5769 / August 12, 2009

Day 140 – In His Shoes

SEFER AHAVAS CHESED — Part III Chapter II

      As in every aspect of chesed, the best way for a person to determine what is really needed is to put himself in the other man’s shoes. Most people can project how they would feel entering into someone else’s home under various conditions. They can imagine how a traveler feels after a long journey; his deepest desire may be a shower and a change of clothes. A mother coming into a strange house with an entourage of small children may want nothing more than some cookies and apple juice on the table and place for the children to run and play. A charity collector in the midst of a long day of knocking on doors is most likely in need of some encouragement, refreshment and a place to rest his feet for awhile. By using one’s power of empathy, one can target the needs of the guest more precisely and avoid making errors that would detract from the mitzvah.

      In doing so, a person also protects his own interests. At the present time, he may be in the position of the giver, the host, the source of food and shelter, but he should realize in the cyclical turnings of the world, the situation could reverse. No asset comes to a person with a guarantee of permanence; today’s giver may be tomorrow’s recipient. How a person treats those who come to him for help determines whether or not he will keep the assets he has been granted. It also influences how he and his offspring will be treated when their time of need arises.

      In the Talmud (Shabbos 151b) Rabbi Chia said to his wife, “Give to the guest, because our children may need from him.” She responded, “Are you cursing us?” He denied that his comment was a curse: “When you curse, you suggest that something out of the ordinary should happen. This is ordinary.”

      Even a person whose assets remain with him will find he needs others at some juncture in his life. Even a wealthy man can be lost on the road, fall ill while away from home or find himself stranded in transit as Shabbos approaches. In any of these cases, he needs the caring hospitality of others. If he has made the effort in his dealings with guests to protect their dignity and provide for them with graciousness, these are the attitudes that will greet him when he finds himself reliant upon the compassion of others.

      The Chofetz Chaim warns against a common mistake people make regarding hachnasas orchim — refraining from inviting someone who needs a place because one feels his home is inadequate for receiving this particular guest. If there is no better option for the guest, one should issue the invitation and let the guest decide whether he wishes to accept. One cannot dishonor someone by offering him the best he has — whatever it is

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Daily PiCK ME UPs 23rd Av 5769

 

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Shmiras Haloshon Yomi Day 82 Beyond Reproach

 

Shmiras Haloshon Yomi – Learning the Laws of Proper Speech – 23rd Av, 5769

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Day 82 – Beyond Reproach

SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM – Laws of Loshon Hora 10:9-10

      In the previous segment, we learned that when negative information needs to be related l’toeles (for a constructive purpose) and rebuke is not possible, then the report must be said in the presence of at least three people.

      In this segment, the Chofetz Chaim tells us that there is an exception to this rule: When the speaker is respected as a man of truth and a straightforward individual who would not say anything behind someone’s back that he would not say in his presence, then he can relate the information privately and does not need to speak in front of three people.

      As explained in the previous segment, three people are needed when there is a possibility that the speaker will be suspected of lying or trying to speak badly of someone without that person finding out. As a public forum, the group of three gives credibility to both the speaker and his report. However, when the speaker is respected as being a man of absolute integrity, he will not be suspected of lying or of improper motives. Therefore, there is no need for a group of three.

      The Chofetz Chaim concludes this segment by pointing out a difference between a report involving a sin between man and his fellow and one involving a sin between man and Hashem. In the latter case, such information can be related l’toeles only if the person has intentionally committed this sin numerous times, and only if it is something which we would expect the average religious Jew to recognize as a sin

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KESER SHEM TOV

 

Anthology of the Teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

KST 32.

The Baal Shem Tov taught:

Today I arrived at the well.”¹

The Divine Name connected with translocation is found in the acronym of these words.²

“If she was speaking with someone in the market. . . “³

This teaching can be understood with another one: “The one who reviews his lessons one hundred times is not comparable to the one who reviews his lessons one hundred and one times,”⁴ that is, one hundred times with One – with G-d. Hence, a person must be able to remain with One – with G-d – even when one is speaking mundane conversation in the market: he must be able to see G-d in that conversation.⁵

¹Genesis 24:42
²The Hebrew letters, are connected because these same letters form the acronym of the words, referring to G-d’s creating the heavens and the earth. This alludes to the singular Force that connects the earth with the heavens, meaning that the Supernal Light is evident even in the darkness on earth. From G-d’s perspective, this is of course always true, but in order for it to be true from our perspective, this truth must be a vivid reality in one’s life. When this is so, one is close to G-d, and as such, is not limited by the normal constrictions of time and space (Sod Yesharim II 72b).
³Tractate Ketubos 13:1.
⁴Tractate Chagigah 9b.
⁵This teaching was probably placed together with the previous one because the verse, “Today I arrived at the well,” which contains an allusion to the Divine Name and to what was said in n. #2, was said in mundane conversation, thus meaning that it was expressed while maintaining G-d- consciousness.

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Daily Wisdom Portion of Kabbalah 23rd Av 5769

 

Quotes of prominent Kabbalists

From one nation to the world

“It is upon the Israeli nation to qualify themselves and the people of the whole world to develop until they assume this sublime work of love of man, which is the ladder to the purpose of creation, which is adhesion with the Creator.”

Baal HaSulam, “The Bond”

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Today 23rd Av 5769 Little Mitzvos

 

You may think, how does one little Mitzvo help . . .

Our times are calling out to us to do Teshuva, but it’s too hard for us to change our lives. Even when we try, we end up reverting back to nothing, everything as was. We MUST show HaShem that we are seeing the signs and that it means something to us.

In this way, when HaShem asks what did we did, we can reply “I took this on…”

You must not consider this “Little Mitzvos” as a replacement for the Shulchan Oruch – you must continue learning Halochos via mainstream Seforim and with Shiurim.

Kedushas Shabbos

Be Makpid to eat Melava Malka.

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Halacha Tshuvos 23rd Av 5769

 

Shevet HaKehosi – When Your Wife And Parents Cannot Get Along

If every time a man’s parents come over to his house to visit they cause a fight with his wife, and inevitably cause Sholom Bayis issues between him and his wife, may he tell his parents that they should not come anymore?

The Shevet HaKehosi brings the Rambam (Ishus 13:14) who paskens that if a women complains that she does not want her husband’s mother and sister to come to their home because they cause her grief, we listen to her because a person cannot be forced to have unwanted people sit in their premises. The Shulchan Aruch (EH 74:9) agrees with the Rambam and adds that this applies even the husband’s father. The Bais Meir says that the Rambam only wrote about the mother-in-law and sister-in-law because in halacha they are considered a natural nemesis.

The Rema adds a caveat and says that this is only if Bais Din verifies that in fact they are the ones causing machlokes, otherwise we do not listen to her because it is her husband’s mitzva and she should not interfere without valid grounds. Bais Din in that case sends someone to investigate the true nature of the feud.

The Shevet Hakehosi says that the Rema is only talking about a case where the husband says that it is his wife that is initiating the machlokes. If however the husband agrees with his wife, then she needs no further proof in order to insist that her in-laws do not to come by anymore. This sad request should of course be delivered with the utmost sensitivity and respect by either the husband or the wife.

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Daily Reminder 23rd Av 5769

 

Suffering For No Gain

Sometimes a Gezeira is placed on Am Yisroel by the Goyim that clearly yield them no benefit. The Nachlas Dovid (Drush 10) says that this is obviously a punishment for our speaking Lashon Hara.

One who speaks Lashon Hara is compared to a snake who eats but doesn’t benefit, since speaking Lashon Hara does not provide any benefit to the speaker. We are punished Mida K’Neged Mida by enduring harsh gezeiros that don’t even provide any benefit our oppressors. (B’Yad HaLashon 302)

“Zachor Eis Asher Asa Hashem L’Miriam BaDerech B’Tzaischem MiMitzrayim”

The Ramban and other Rishonim count, among the Mitzvos Aseh Min HaTorah, the mitzva of remembering and saying with your mouth each day what Hashem did to Miriam when she spoke about her brother Moshe. The Chofetz Chaim in Shaar Tvunah Perek 12 says that being Mikayem this mitzva can save you from the aveira of Lashon Hara. More than just saying the pasuk, says the Chofetz Chaim, one must think about the incident in order for it to have its intended effect.

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The Daily Shmiras Ainayim Chizuk 23rd Av 5769

 

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A little bit each day is just right, to be able to read, digest and apply it to our lives.

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The Zohar compares this world to a churning ocean and the body of a man to a ship in the sea. Therefore, man requires knowledge in order to guide himself on a straight course, avoiding mishap and losing his way. The ocean of life roars fearfully and continuously. The winds of challenge blow and the negative impulse rips about like a tornado with unimaginable force. All of life comprises great and endless tests, which can easily capsize the ship and sink it into the murky, nethermost depths.

Yirat Shamayim and the study of Mussar will prevent the body from sinking into the miry depths of desire and corrupt character traits.
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Today’s Shmiras Ainayim Chizuk

 

The Midah of Yaakov Avinu

The Holy Sefer Noam Elimelech from Rav Elimelech of Lizensk writes that Yaakov Avinu’s attribute was that of Tiferes, meaning “Awesome Beauty”. This implies that Yaakov Avinu had the ability to be awestruck by G-dly beauty in all he saw. For example, the Noam Elimelech continues, “When a person eats a tasty food, he should say to himself, “if this food is so good in taste, is it not obvious that all good and pleasantness is to be found in the Creator–may his name be blessed–without any limits or boundaries! …and this is the deeper meaning of the Pasuk “and Yaakov kissed Rachel”.

How uplifting and powerful it is to apply this midah of Yaakov Avinu to ourselves. Whenever we see something that turns our hearts towards desire, we should tell ourselves: “If this physical person is so beautiful and desirable, how much more delightful it must be to connect with G-d – who is the very source of all beauty, pleasantness and pleasure!”

Indeed, it is a very helpful and uplifting technique to say the words: “I love you Hashem!” in such moments. This takes the physical desire we feel and uplifts it straight to its source, G-d himself.

We see this very same Midah again by Yaakov Avinu when he meets up with Yosef after a separation of 22 years. Our sages say that at that very moment he was reciting the Kriyas Shema. Why was he doing that at such a crital moment? Yaakov Avinu was taking the tremendous love and joy that he felt for his son and channeling it up straight to the Almighty.

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Daily Writings on Kabbalah and Torah 23rd Av 5769

 

Everyone has different abilities depending on the tribe they represent. Let us all unify and work together in the battle against the Sitra Acher.

WISDOM CAN ONLY BE LOWERED TO A CERTAIN POINT – IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND IT READ IT OVER TWO THREE TIMES AND THINK ABOUT IT

Regarding Yisroel the seventy nations and the Erev Rav

–  Yisroel is the concept of perfecting the world bringing it to the state of Moshiach.
–  This position was available to anyone. When no one took it Avraham did. Yaccov grasped it fully.
–  Meaning Avraham had it enough that it would go to his descendants but the bad still had to be removed.
–  To give man free choice evil was created parallel to good.
–  Yisroel is going to have forces working against it.
–  There is the concept of attacking on the outside and there is a concept of attacking on the inside.
–  Attacking from the outside consists of face to face battle, this is the concept of the seventy nations.
–  An example of doing battle on the inside would be to inflate the country with drugs hereby causing the economy to collapse.
–  The people being attacked might not even be aware of it. This is the concept of the Erev Rav.
–  Both the Erev Rav and the seventy nations have many different aspects and levels to them which are represented by different groups of people.

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Teachings of the Sages 23rd Av 5769

 

ON MAN’S PLACE IN THE WORLD AND MESSIANIC REDEMPTION

R’ Pinchas said: “If I so desired, I could bring the Messiah as easily as I can lift a straw; but I prefer to rely on the Almighty. And He relies on man”.^*

^*Four Hasidic Masters and Their Struggle against Melancholy, by Elie Wiesel, p. 20. Copyright © 1978 by Elie Wiesel. Reprinted with permission of Georges Borchardt, Inc., on behalf of Elirion Associates (B)

By Rebbe Pinchas of Koretz

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Rabbi Nachman Sayings and Teachings 23rd Av 5769

 

Rabbi Nachman’s – Sayings & Teachings – From The Essential Rabbi Nachman

A treasury of sayings, teachings, parables and stories by the outstanding Chassidic sage, mystic and visionary, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810), whose message of faith, hope, courage, simplicity and joy is essential to each one of us and essential to the whole world.

Translated by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum

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HITBODEDUT MEDITATION AND PERSONAL PRAYER – Wanting to cry

It is good to talk to G-d and pray with so much feeling that you shed tears like a child crying to his father. But if you pray with the constant thought that you want to cry, this can be highly distracting and may prevent you saying the prayers with all your heart.

When you say your prayers, separate yourself from all other thoughts and focus only on the words you are saying to G-d, just as a person speaks to his friend. Your heart will then be naturally aroused and you will come to genuine tears.

Likutey Moharan II, 95

Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
“It is a great mitzvah to be happy.”

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On this day Limud yomi for 23rd Av 5769

 

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Limud yomi

Daf yomi: Bava Metzia 110
Yerushalmi yomi: Shavuot 28
Mishna yomit: Ohalot 14:3
Halacha yomit: Orach Chaim 326:7
Tanach yomi: Kohelet Seder 4
Shabbat parshiot: Re’eh

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Daily Teachings of the Baal Shem Tov 23rd Av 5769

 

 

“The fence for wisdom is silence” (Avos 3:13). When one is silent, he is able to bind himself to the World of Thought, which is called “wisdom.”

(Kesser Shem Tov 225)

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Daily Torah Quote 23rd Av 5769

 

 

Do not place your trust in nobles, nor in mortal man who has not the ability to bring deliverance. When his spirit departs, he returns to his earth; on that very day, his plans come to naught.

Tehillim 146: 3-4

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Tikun Habris 23rd Av 5769

 

Tikun Habris is the most important topic to discuss in this low generation, and no one is dealing with it.

If you are Jewish then you are part of the Holy nation. Have mercy on your holy soul and stop blemishing it with the sin of wasting seed. Take heed of what the kabbalah says and stop committing this sin of wasting seed.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslev on Shmiras Habris

These are only the basic references about Tikun Hbris. The torahs have a lot more about this topic. We strongly suggest that everyone learn Likutay Maharan.

One who has completely rectified his Bris has control over his mind.

[Likutay 1 Torah 36]

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Tikun Mem Ches from the Tikunei Zohar has the Segulah to bring that which is precious and holy out of what has fallen into spiritual darkness and to rectify the sins related to the Bris Kodesh.

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Bringing Heaven Down to Earth 23rd Av 5769

 

Trickle of Delight

By Rabbi Tzvi Freeman

Daily Dose – Today’s Meditation – Trickle of Delight

From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman. To order Tzvi’s book, “Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.

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SelfGrowth Keep Smiling 23rd Av 5769

 

 

Extra-Ordinary

Instead of being ordinary, let’s be extra-ordinary. Let’s put more heart into all that we do.

Have a growth-filled, uplifting day

By: Rabbi Avraham Tzvi Schwartz of “Self-Growth”

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